Fleming breaks new critical ground in charting Hemingway'spreoccupation with writers and their roles as artists.

The Face in the Mirror develops a largely overlookedtheme in Hemingway's writing--his depiction of writers and the specialproblems they face, professionally and personally. From his earliest years,Hemingway was preoccupied with the artistic and ethical dilemmas of hiswriter protagonists. Fleming's book explores Hemingway's concern with writersand writing from the 1920s through the early 1960s.

Robert E. Fleming is Professor of English at theUniversity of New Mexico and the author of several volumes, including JamesWeldon Johnson.

"Smooth and eminently readable. Highly recommended."

—CHOICE

"It is always a joy to herald a new critical work that accurately addresses the man and his world, and Robert Fleming's book does just that."